T-BİGG program conducted under the umbrella of ODTÜ TEKNOKENT helps candidate entrepreneur’s, who have technology and innovation oriented business ideas, to establish their own companies by 150.000 TL government support.
ODTÜ TEKNOKENT is first stage implementation institution of TÜBİTAK 1512 Capital Support Program. In the T-BİGG program necessary education and training is conducted in preliminary incubation stage, mentorship and consultancy is provided by experienced mentors of ODTÜ TEKNOKENT and candidate entrepreneurs have opportunity to meet the investors and get their opinions at the idea stage. Candidate entrepreneurs who have successfully completed T-BİGG program are then directed to the second stage, which includes an assessment done by TUBİTAK.
Privileged Trainer and Mentor Pool
All teams accepted to T-BİGG program gain a chance to participate in pre-incubation program of ODTÜ TEKNOKENT. In pre-incubation program teams benefit from rich ODTÜ TEKNOKENT mentor pool and exchange information with mentors on technical, commercial and administrative issues and reinforce their developments. The teams which successfully complete their trainings on business idea validation within the scope of T-BİGG, prepare their business plans and get entitled to submit it to TÜBİTAK.
Opportunity to Accomplish International Success
After positive assessment of TÜBİTAK, teams can establish their companies in ODTÜ TEKNOKENT Incubation Center. If they are eligible they can get participate in to programs in T-Jump acceleration center of ODTÜ TEKNOKENT which is located in San Francisco, USA. Furthermore, being in ODTÜ TEKNOKENT will make you a part of a huge network, which also gives you an opportunity to meet national and international investors, in particular T-Jump Ventures which is the investment body of ODTU TEKNOKENT.
The Most Successful Implementation Institution
ODTÜ TEKNOKENT which is the most successful Implementation institution with respect to entrepreneur admission quantity rates in the period of 2015 in T-BİGG program also takes a leader role in development entrepreneurship ecosystem.
To Apply
Application to 2017 T-BİGG program for the entrepreneurs with technology and innovation oriented ideas are accepted through tbigg.com website until June 29th, 2017.